Life's Fun and Silence

Bhakti                                                                Benares - The faith of the people here makes even a non-believer like me believe ! My friend recently updated his Facebook page with the above photo of a man praying in Benares, with the tag line, “Benares - The faith of the people here makes even a non-believer like me believe ”. This friend of mine, is a very keen observer of life around him. Mostly quite in his disposition, with good tastes but clear mind. But his tag line was quite an invitation for me to put down my thoughts on faith nay bhakti, and that is the reason for this blog. Faith can move mountains. Well, and this old man’s fait...

Laughing Causes and brooding Effect Most people underestimate the power of knowing the "cause", while the "effect" seems to get all the affection. Most of our communication pattern reflects this trend. We seem to be in high with effect and little or no attention to the cause. Whether it our analysis, solutions, communication, interactions, we seem to focus more on effect. Nature by definition is a cosmic drama between cause and effect. The cause is the origin while the effect is the outcome of the "manifested cause". Science has always studied nature as a cause-effect relation. From Newton’s law, Faraday's principle or Einstein's special theory of relativity, everything is an explanation of cause-effect theory told in many ways. The Sun, is the primary source of energy for our solar system and its rays that reach the earth, is its extension or manifestation. The sun's rays thus assume a different form to reach the earth. Now, ...